YouTube TV is finally making its way into your living room, thanks to a new YouTube TV app for set-top boxes, smart TVs, and games consoles. This means you’ll finally be able to watch YouTube TV on a screen larger than your smartphone, all from the comfort of your own armchair. Ah, bliss.

YouTube TV Launches in Your Living Room

With more and more people cutting the cord every year, a number of different services are trying to fill void in people’s lives. One of which is YouTube TV, which boasts a basic package which buys you live content from major networks, plus sports and other content, all for just $35/month.

YouTube TV has, until now, been limited to mobile, desktop, and the Chromecast. However, YouTube is now launching a dedicated YouTube TV app for a range of living room hardware, including Android TV, Apple TV, the Xbox One, and Roku, as well as smart TVs from Samsung, Sony, and LG.

The dedicated YouTube TV app for living room devices is a little different than the existing apps. The user interface has been made for leanback viewing, there’s a better programming guide, and there’s the option to flick through the menu while content continues playing in the background.

If you can’t find the YouTube TV app for your living room hardware of choice don’t despair just yet. YouTube is starting with Android TV and Xbox, before moving onto other devices. It should be available on most hardware by the end of the year, with the exception of the Amazon Fire TV.

Do you currently pay for YouTube TV? If so, do you think it represents good value for money? Or do you think it’s overpriced and under delivering? Will you be making use of this new dedicated YouTube TV app for the living room? Please let us know in the comments below!

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Keith

November 28, 2017 at 11:49 am

I've been a youtube tv subscriber for three months now, looking to get local channels since I cut comcast cable due to cost (but keep comcast HSI). It delivers on the local channel promise and the dvr feature is there, though the interface is clumsy IMO. The ads are killing it for me though -- there are so many of them, and when you dvr a program it records the ads and you can't even skip through them using FFwrd like you can in most DRV's (and some drr's cut the commercials out entirely on their own).

For a premium service, at a premium price -- this is a major setback for me and a reason for me to keep looking. Though at the moment, this remains the best choice for cord cutters needing local channels via something other than Over The Air Antennas.